Can Hamas Survive the Stupidity of Its ISIL-Style Tactics?
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Hamas leaders have said they were driven to their attack on Israel this weekend by two major considerations, the…
Indecency’s Conspiracy of Silence: Hamas, Israel and the Use of Force
By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch Shock and horror. But to and for whom? At 6.30 am on October 7, the State of Israel was certainly in shock. From the south,…
‘Genuinely Shocked They Aired It’: CNN Interview Cuts Through Pro-Israel Propaganda on Gaza
"We should all have equal life, we should have all peace, we should all have justice, and we should live in dignity," said Dr. Mustafa Barghouti. "The main way to…
Tribalism Versus International Law in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment William Roper: “So, now you give the Devil the benefit of law!” Sir Thomas More: “Yes! What would you do? Cut a great road…
Chris Hedges: Palestinians Speak the Language of Violence Israel Taught Them
By Chris Hedges / Original to ScheerPost The indiscriminate shootings of Israelis by Hamas and other Palestinian resistance organizations, the kidnapping of civilians, the barrage of rockets into Israel, drone…
A Few Critical Points on Israel and Hamas
* US positioned Israel to attack * Hamas statement blackout * Tutu argued violence may be needed without sanctions * Iran could invoke Genocide Convention * Israel backed Hamas
Palestinians Have a Legal Right to Armed Resistance Against Israeli Colonialism
By Ben Norton / Geopolitical Economy Report International law clearly shows that the Palestinian people have a legal right to armed struggle against Israeli colonialism, just as South Africans did…
Palestinian Resistance in Gaza Launches Historic Surprise Attack Against Israel
The surprise attack, “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood” is the biggest attack launched by a Palestinian resistance force in years, and broke through a nearly two-decades blockade of Gaza
Netanyahu’s Tactical Mistake: A Fragmented Israel Faces Palestinian Unity
With Israel divided after Netanyahu's victory, the country faces an unexpected enemy: Palestinian unity.
Thousands March in Occupied Territories Demanding Release of Bodies of Palestinians
Israel has kept the bodies of over a hundred Palestinians who were killed by its forces or died inside its prisons as ‘bargaining chips’, including that of Palestinian freedom fighter…
Chris Hedges: Israel, the Big Lie
Israel is not exercising “the right to defend itself” in the occupied Palestinian territories. It is carrying out mass murder, aided and abetted by the U.S.